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minus-squareAlteon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up48arrow-down1·3 years agoI’ve learned to back off and realize that commas, instead of parentheses, often work just fine.
minus-squareDave@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up30·3 years agoBut I’ve already used commas to add more information to the sentence, how can I fit in more information without parentheses?
minus-squareFizz@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·3 years agoStand over the person reading it and interject.
minus-squarephcorcoran@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 years agoYou can, although probably should not, use semicolons; they can be used to join related statements that could, very frequently, also stand on their own.
minus-squaremihnt@lemmy.worlddeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·3 years agoForget what everyone else said. Brackets.
minus-squareZak8022@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·3 years agoYea I try to do that too. And then make sure it doesn’t end up a ridiculous run on sentence. 😭
minus-squarez500@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 years agoJust introduce yourself to people as a 19th century German philosopher, they’ll understand.
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 years agoCommas are a pathway to infinitely run-on sentences.
I’ve learned to back off and realize that commas, instead of parentheses, often work just fine.
But I’ve already used commas to add more information to the sentence, how can I fit in more information without parentheses?
Stand over the person reading it and interject.
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You can, although probably should not, use semicolons; they can be used to join related statements that could, very frequently, also stand on their own.
Forget what everyone else said. Brackets.
Yea I try to do that too. And then make sure it doesn’t end up a ridiculous run on sentence. 😭
Just introduce yourself to people as a 19th century German philosopher, they’ll understand.
Commas are a pathway to infinitely run-on sentences.